PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Geralt Of Rivia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Of Rivia
vs
Gullit

171 cm
26
145 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

160 cm
36
145 lbs
32 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Geralt Of Rivia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ruud Gullit!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Of Rivia misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Gullit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Of Rivia swings for the body but Gullit moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gullit. Of Rivia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruud Gullit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gullit throws out a loose jab but Of Rivia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Of Rivia gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Of Rivia lands a big head kick that sends Gullit tumbling to the mat! Of Rivia takes a step backwards and waves Gullit back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Gullit is rocked!

It looks like Ruud Gullit has been cut.
Of Rivia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gullit is still on wobbly legs! Can Of Rivia finish him?
We've been informed that Gullit has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gullit scores with a nice body kick.
Gullit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Of Rivia appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gullit seems to have recovered his senses.
Gullit throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Of Rivia counter with a right hand.
Of Rivia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gullit.
Of Rivia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gullit just manages to avoid it.
Gullit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Of Rivia.
Gullit is looking for the big counter here.
Of Rivia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gullit.
Of Rivia wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullit lands with a nice body kick.
Gullit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gullit moves out of range of the body kick.
Of Rivia slips under a jab.
Gullit takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gullit staying out of range there.
Gullit scores with a jab. Of Rivia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Of Rivia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Gullit's head.
Of Rivia defending well as Gullit loads up on a big left hand.
Decent striking displayed by Gullit there.
Gullit looks to land a left hand but Of Rivia moved out of range nicely.
Of Rivia connects with a leg kick. Gullit looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Gullit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gullit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Of Rivia lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gullit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gullit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gullit fails to land with a series of punches.
Of Rivia misses with a looping right.
A nice combination there by Gullit.
Gullit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That has opened up Ruud Gullit's cut even more.
A big left from Gullit misses.
Of Rivia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A right-left combo lands from Gullit.
Of Rivia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gullit was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Rivia.
Gullit misses with a hook
enabling Of Rivia to counter with a crisp jab.
Of Rivia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gullit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gullit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Of Rivia doesn't seem bothered though.
Gullit misses with an uppercut
and Of Rivia counters with a low kick, right behind Gullit 's knee.
Gullit looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Of Rivia ducks under a wild hook from Gullit.
A combination from Gullit does no damage.
Of Rivia takes one on the button.
Gullit lands a nice hook to Of Rivia's body. Of Rivia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Of Rivia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Rivia is looking to counter punch.
Gullit gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Of Rivia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gullit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gullit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Of Rivia counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Of Rivia backs off Gullit throws a huge counter combo but Of Rivia manages to avoid it all.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gullit throws a series of punches but Of Rivia moves out of range.
Gullit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gullit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gullit throws a right and a left that Of Rivia avoids nicely.
Of Rivia fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gullit just manages to avoid it.
Of Rivia throws the left hand but Gullit avoids the punch easily.
Of Rivia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gullit. That did some damage!
Of Rivia ducks under a wild hook from Gullit.
Of Rivia throws a wild body kick that Gullit sees coming a mile off.
Of Rivia is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Of Rivia throws a poor cross that misses
and Of Rivia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gullit misses the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Rivia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gullit.
The fighters circling - Gullit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Of Rivia throws an off balance right hand
and Gullit counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Geralt Of Rivia will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ruud Gullit's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A punch combination from Gullit misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Of Rivia misses the target.
Ruud Gullit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gullit slips a straight right by Of Rivia.
Gullit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gullit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Gullit.
Gullit throws out a loose jab but Of Rivia uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruud Gullit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Of Rivia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gullit was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Rivia.
Gullit misses with a combination
and Of Rivia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Gullit does it's job there.
Gullit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Of Rivia.
Of Rivia appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gullit scores with a hook.
Of Rivia throws a right hand that misses
and Gullit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullit looks to land a right hand but Of Rivia moved out of range.
Of Rivia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A jab from Gullit does it's job there.
A jab from Of Rivia misses.
Gullit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gullit moves out of range of the strikes.
Gullit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Of Rivia.
Gullit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Of Rivia counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Gullit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gullit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Of Rivia coming out on top.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Of Rivia, as that shot connected.
Gullit pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Of Rivia back to the cage. Gullit follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gullit throws a series of punches but Of Rivia avoids them all with ease.
Gullit swinging wildly here.
It looked like Of Rivia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Of Rivia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Of Rivia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gullit looks to land a right hand but Of Rivia moved out of range.
Of Rivia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Of Rivia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Gullit cracks Of Rivia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A punch lands to the side of Gullit 's head but he takes it in his stride.

The cut above Ruud Gullit's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Of Rivia misses with a hook
enabling Gullit to counter with a crisp jab.
Gullit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Of Rivia tries to land a front kick but Gullit steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gullit looks to land a right hand but Of Rivia moved out of range.
Gullit ducks under a wild hook from Of Rivia.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gullit throws a looping overhand right but Of Rivia ducks down to avoid it.
Of Rivia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Of Rivia throws a leg kick but Gullit checks it.
Gullit throws a jab but it's blocked by Of Rivia.
Of Rivia swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Good exchange - Gullit coming out on top.
Gullit throws a hook but Of Rivia avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Gullit blocks the low kick.
Gullit looks to land a left hand but Of Rivia moved out of range nicely.
Of Rivia is looking to counter punch.
Of Rivia throws out a loose jab but Gullit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by Of Rivia.
Gullit avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gullit throws a poor cross that misses
and Gullit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Of Rivia lands a really nice looking cross but Gullit seems unphased.
A telegraphed right hand from Gullit misses the target.
Of Rivia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gullit.
Of Rivia misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Gullit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gullit moves out of range of the body kick.
Of Rivia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Of Rivia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Of Rivia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gullit ducks under a wild hook from Of Rivia.
Gullit takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gullit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Of Rivia will feel that in the morning.
Gullit throws a hook to the side of Of Rivia's head but Of Rivia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Of Rivia misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ruud Gullit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ruud Gullit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Of Rivia avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Rivia moves out of range as Gullit throws a body kick.
Of Rivia staying out of range there.
Of Rivia is looking to slow Gullit down with leg kicks.
A punch combination from Gullit misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gullit!
Gullit tries to land a body kick
enabling Of Rivia to counter with a crisp jab.
Gullit throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Of Rivia counters with a big right hand! Oh Gullit is in trouble here! Of Rivia follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geralt Of Rivia!
In his post fight interview, Geralt Of Rivia started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.